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* Point Beach is a 2-unit PWR, totaling 1,036 Mwe. Unit 1 is licensed to operate until October 2010. Unit 2's operating license expires in March 2013. A power uprate project may add 90 megawatts of electrical output starting in 2007. In addition to regulatory approvals, the uprate may depend on license extension. * Owner: We Energies owns the plant and its output. We Energies is the trade name of Wisconsin Electric Power Company and its sister gas company, which are subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy Corporation. Wisconsin Energy Corporation itself was formed in 1987, through the restructuring of Wisconsin Electric Power Company. If you want to buy stock in Point Beach, you have to buy shares of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (New York Stock Exchange symbol is WEC, but you can also buy shares with automatic reinvestment of dividends directly from WEC). * Plant history: Point Beach was built by Wisconsin Electric Power Co., and Unit 1 started commercial operation on December 21, 1970. Unit 2 went commercial on October 1, 1972. * Operator: We Energies has contracted with Nuclear Management Company (NMC) to operate the plant. We Energies is still responsible for costs of operations and maintenance, and liabilities such as waste disposal and decommissioning. But NMC is now considered the licensee. NMC is owned by the five companies who have transferred operating authority to it for their nuclear plants - Alliant Energy, Consumers Energy, Northern States Power, We Energies, and Wisconsin Public Service. To buy a part of NMC, you must buy shares in the parent companies. * Local news sources:
The Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc),
* NRC has a performance indicator and inspection finding matrix webpage for each plant. There are separate pages for Unit 1 and Unit 2 * Point Beach is located about six miles south of the Kewaunee plant.
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June 30, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-06-27] PNO-III-07-008A - Point Beach: Update to Unit 1 Reactor Shutdown ML071770242 2007-06-26 1 05000266 DPR-024 PNO-III-07-008A 2007-06-26 2007-06-26 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION- REGION III June 26, 2007 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE - PNO-III-07-008A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE * [2007-06-27] Point Beach, Unit 2, Correction to Inservice Inspection Summary Report for Point Beach Nuclear Plant Refueling Outage U2R27 ML071690207 2007-06-15 7 05000301 DPR-027 NRC 2007-0048 2007-06-15 2007-06-26 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Committed to Nuclear Excellence Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC June 15,2007 NRC 2007-0048 10 CFR 50.55a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control De June 23, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-06-23] Point Beach, Unit 1 and 2, Supplement to License Amendment Request 251; Technical Specification 5.6.5., Reactor Coolant System Pressure and Temperature Limits Report ML071650095 2007-06-13 127 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 LTR-REA-04-64 NRC 2007-0049 2007-06-13 2007-06-22 NMC> Cornrnilted to Nuclear Exoellence Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC June 13,2007 NRC 2007-0049 10 CFR 50.90 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory * [2007-06-22] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2, Corrective Action Program Self-Assessment Plan ML071640182 2007-06-11 7 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 CAL 3-04-001 NRC-2007-0037 2007-06-11 2007-06-21 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC June 1 1,2007 N RC 2007-0037 CAL 3-04-01 Revision 1 Regional Administrator Region Ill U. 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Nuclear Reg * [2007-06-20] Press Release-III-07-021 - NRC Begins Special Inspection of Pump Issue at the Point Beach Plant ML071690496 2007-06-18 1 05000266 05000301 Press Release-III-07-021 2007-06-18 2007-06-19 NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov No. III-07-021 June 18, 2007 CONTACT: Viktoria Mitlyng (630) * [2007-06-19] PNO-III-07-008: Point Beach Unit 1 Reactor Shutdown ML071690298 2007-06-18 1 05000266 DPR-024 PNO-III-07-008 2007-06-18 2007-06-18 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION- REGION III June 18, 2007 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE - PNO-III-07-008 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE s June 16, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-06-15] LER 07-003-00 for Point Beach, Units 1 and 2 Regarding ESFAS Instrumentation, Lead/Lag Time Constants for Steam Line Pressure Outside Technical Specification Values ML071570538 2007-06-06 5 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 NRC 2007-0043 LER 07-003-00 2007-06-06 2007-06-14 N Point Beach Nuclear Plant Committed to Aluclear Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC June 6,2007 NRC 2007-0043 10 CFR 50.73 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN * [2007-06-14] Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 & 2, Response to Request for Additional Information for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant In Regards to Generic Letter 2006-03: Potentially Nonconforming Hemyc and MT Fire Barrier Configurations ML062550167 2006-09-11 4 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 GL-06-003 L-HU-06-035 2006-09-11 2007-06-13 Committed to Nuclear Exceilence Nuclear Management Company, LLC September 11, 2006 L-HU-06-035 10 CFR 50.54(f) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 1 15 * [2007-06-12] PNO-III-07-007A - Point Beach - Update to Unit 1 Manual Reactor Trip ML071620354 2007-06-11 1 05000266 DPR-024 PNO-III-07-077A 2007-06-11 2007-06-11 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION- REGION III June 11, 2007 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE - PNO-III-07-007A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE June 9, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-06-09] PNO-III-07-007 - Point Beach - Unit 1 Manual Reactor Trip ML071590290 2007-06-08 1 05000266 DPR-024 PNO-III-07-007 2007-06-08 2007-06-08 June 8, 2007 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-III-07-007 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance June 2, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-05-30] Cover Memo to Safety Evaluation by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation - Direct Transfer of License from Nuclear Management Company, LLC & Wisconsin Electric Power Company to FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC (TAC # MD4112 & TAC # MD4113) ML071200295 2007-05-18 3 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 TAC MD4112 TAC MD4113 2007-05-18 2007-05-29 May 18, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Lakshminarasimh Raghavan, Chief Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Robert * [2007-05-30] Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Application for Order and Conforming License Amendments to Transfer Facility Operating Licenses ML070290206 2007-01-26 254 05000266 05000301 07200005 DPR-024 DPR-027 NRC 2007-0007 2007-01-26 2007-05-29 Committed to Nucl Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC January 26,2007 NRC 2007-0007 10 CFR 50.80 10 CFR 50.90 10 CFR 72.210 Office of Nuclear R * [2007-05-30] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2 Non-Proprietary Safety Evaluation Direct Transfer of License From Nuclear Management Company, LLC & Wisconsin Electric Power Company to FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC ML071410359 2007-05-21 7 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 2007-05-21 2007-05-29 CONTAINS NON-PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION DIRECT TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC & WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY TO May 26, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-05-25] Point Beach Units 1 And 2 - Pressurize Surge, Spray, Safety, and Relief Nozzle Weld Susceptibility To Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking (TAC MD4172 and MD4173) ML071300650 2007-05-16 5 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 TAC MD4172 TAC MD4173 2007-05-16 2007-05-24 May 16, 2007 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516 SUBJECT: POINT BEACH NU May 19, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-05-19] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendments Regarding Review of Reactor Vessel Fracture Mechanics Analysis (TAC Nos. MD2359 and MD2360). ML071300623 2007-05-10 16 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 TAC MD2359 TAC MD2360 2007-05-10 2007-05-18 May 10, 2007 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516 SUBJECT: POINT BEACH NU * [2007-05-17] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2, Response to Generic Letter 2007-01, Inaccessible or Underground Power Cable Failures that Disable Accident Mitigation Systems or Cause Plant Transients. ML071280114 2007-05-07 5 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 GL-07-001 NRC 2007-0030 2007-05-07 2007-05-16 N Committed to Nuclsar Excellence May 7,2007 NRC 2007-0030 10 CFR 50.54(f) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 1 1555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20 * [2007-05-15] IR 05000266-06-015, 05000301-06-015; Nuclear Management Company; on 11/27/2006 - 12/15/2006; Point Beach Nuclear Plant; Units 1 & 2; Biennial Baseline Inspection of the Identification and Resolution of Problems. ML070190248 2007-01-18 30 2007-01-18 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] IR 05000266-07-401(DRS) IR 05000301-07-401(DRS) on 01/22/2007 - 01/25/2007 for Point Beach Nuclear Plant; Routine Security Baseline Inspection - Cover Letter. ML070520571 2007-02-21 5 2007-02-21 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach (EOC) Power Plant Assessment Letter (Report 05000266/2007001; 05000301/2007001). ML070610162 2007-03-02 8 2007-03-02 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2, Notification to Conduct a Triennial Fire Protection Baseline Inspection While Transition to 10 CFR Par 50.58(c) is in Progress Inspection Report 05000266-07-006 (DRS); 05000301-07-006 (DRS). ML070680318 2007-03-09 11 2007-03-09 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] 03/28/2007, Notice of Public Meeting at Two Creeks Town Hall to Discuss the NRC's 2006 End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Point Beach Nuclear Plant. ML070670191 2007-03-08 3 2007-03-08 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Filing of Owner's Inservice Inspection Summary Report for Point Beach Nuclear Plant Refueling Outage U2R28. ML070580125 2007-02-19 12 2007-02-19 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Ltr 03/02/2007 Point Beach Re Scheduling of Initial License Exam 2007. ML070660235 2007-03-02 5 2007-03-02 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] NMC-Point Beach, Units 1 & 2 Corrective Action Program Commitment Status Update. ML062710150 2006-08-25 1 2006-08-25 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Nuclear Management Company - Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 CAL 3-04-001, Revision 1 Engineering Design Control Commitment Status Update. ML062710157 2006-07-28 1 2006-07-28 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060930273 1999-04-27 1 1999-04-27 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit 2, Refueling 28 Steam Generator Examination Report. ML070590203 2007-02-19 1 2007-02-19 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach Public Meeting Letter to Licensee re mtg on 3/28/07. ML070670154 2007-03-08 4 2007-03-08 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060930249 1999-09-03 2 1999-09-03 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060930271 1998-09-28 1 1998-09-28 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060940470 1998-10-26 1 1998-10-26 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, FR Notices, Transfer of Renewed Facility. ML070310436 2007-02-22 8 2007-02-22 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Request for Additional Information, Steam Generator Program. ML070520461 2007-02-27 5 2007-02-27 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Unit 1 & 2, Registration of NUHOMS -32PT Casks WNHOMS-32-23. WNHOMS-32-24 & WNHOMS-32-25. ML061700201 2006-06-16 2 2006-06-16 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Unit 1, License Amendment Request 248, Technical Specification 5.5.8, Steam Generator Program Response to Request for Additional Information. ML070680413 2007-03-09 6 2007-03-09 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Unit 1, Post-Accident Monitoring Instrumentation Report Inoperability of One Channel of Containment Wide Range Pressure Transmitter. ML070580124 2007-02-19 2 2007-02-19 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2 Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060900194 1996-06-18 1 1996-06-18 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2 Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060900195 1996-06-18 1 1996-06-18 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2 Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask. ML060940473 1998-11-23 2 1998-11-23 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2, Registration of NUHOMS-32PT Casks WNHOMS-32-21 and WNHOMS-32-22. ML061520394 2006-05-23 2 2006-05-23 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2 - Fitness for Duty Performance Data, Report Covers a Six Month Period Ending 12/31/2006. ML070520153 2007-02-09 3 2007-02-09 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2, License Amendments 224 and 230 regarding Core Alterations (TAC Nos. MD3380 & MD3381). ML063450067 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2, License Amendments 224 and 230 regarding Core Alterations. ML063450073 2007-02-15 15 2007-02-15 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2, Tech Spec Pages for Amendments 224 and 230 regarding Core Alterations. ML070510312 2007-02-15 8 2007-02-15 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Press Release-III-07-006: NRC To Discuss 2006 Performance Assessment For Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant. ML070820364 2007-03-23 2 2007-03-23 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask Point Beach Nuclear Plant Unit 1 & 2 ML061030303 1996-01-09 2 1996-01-09 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask, Point Beach Nuclear Plant. ML060870519 1999-09-22 2 1999-09-22 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask, Point Beach Units 1 & 2. ML060900086 1996-01-09 2 1996-01-09 2007-05-14 * [2007-05-15] Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Cask, Point Beach Units 1 & 2. ML061030378 1996-07-18 1 1996-07-18 2007-05-14 May 12, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-05-10] Point Beach, Units 1 and 2, Generic Letter 2003-01, Control Room Habitability Regulatory Commitment Change. ML071210471 2007-05-01 2 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 GL-03-001 NRC 2007-0026 2007-05-01 2007-05-09 Committed to Nuclear Excellence Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC May 1,2007 NRC 2007-0026 GL-2003-0 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AT * [2007-05-08] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2, Annual Report of Individual Monitoring - 2006. ML071170304 2007-04-26 1 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 NRC 2007-0028 2007-04-26 2007-05-07 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Committed to Nuclear Excellence Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 26, 2007 NRC 2007-0028 10 CFR 20.2206 Sheryl Burrows, REIRS Project Manager Of May 5, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-05-04] G20070163 - David A. Lochbaum Ltr. from Luis Reyes Re.: NRC's Thundering Silence - Safety Culture Problems at Point Beach. ML070880826 2007-04-26 5 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 G20070163 2007-04-26 2007-05-03 ML070880869+ April 26, 2007 Mr. David A. Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20006-3919 Dear Mr. Lochbaum, Thank you for your letter dated Ma * [2007-05-04] G20070163 - David A. Lochbaum Ltr. re: NRC's Thundering Silence - Safety Culture Problems at Point Beach ML070740477 2007-03-13 7 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 G20070163 2007-03-13 2007-05-03 ML070880869+ EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 04/11/07 David A. Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists EDO CONTROL: G20070163 DOC DT: 03/13/07 FINAL REPLY: TO: Reyes, EDO FOR * [2007-05-04] G20070163 - David A. Lochbaum Ltr. re NRC's Thundering Silence - Safety Culture Problems at Point Beach ML070880869 2007-05-03 ML070740477+ML070880826+ FNWEBNAVIGATE=1.0 SYSTEMTYPE=MEZZANINE DOCUMENTID=070880869 STARTPAGE=1 LIBRARYNAME=ml_adams^hqntad01 * [2007-05-02] Review Complete, Response to GL 2006-02, "Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of Offsite Power." ML071070027 2007-04-24 6 05000263 05000266 05000282 05000301 05000306 DPR-022 DPR-024 DPR-027 DPR-042 DPR-060 GL-06-002 TAC MD1001 TAC MD1018 TAC MD1019 TAC MD1020 TAC MD1021 2007-04-24 2007-05-01 April 24, 2007 Mr. Edward J. Weinkam, Director Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Serv April 28, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-04-27] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2, Engineering Self-Assessment Plan. ML071080095 2007-04-17 8 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 CAL 3-04-01 NRC 2007-0021 2007-04-17 2007-04-26 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Committed to Nuclear Excellence Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 17, 2007 NRC 2007-0021 CAL 3-04-01 Revision 1 Regional Administrat * [2007-04-26] Revision to Correspondence Service Lists for Nuclear Management Company, LLC. ML071070440 2007-04-16 2 05000263 05000266 05000282 05000301 05000306 L-HU-07-012 2007-04-16 2007-04-25 Committed to Nuclear Excellence 1 Nuclear Management Company, LLC L-HU-07-012 April 16, 2007 U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 Re * [2007-04-25] Point Beach, Unit 1, Cycle 31 (U1C31) Core Operating Limits Report. ML071060339 2007-04-16 17 05000266 DPR-024 NRC 2007-0018 2007-04-16 2007-04-24 Committed to Nuclear Excellence Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 16,2007 N RC 2007-00 1 8 10 CFR 50.36 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control * [2007-04-25] Point Beach, Units 1 & 2, On-Site Property Insurance. ML071060359 2007-04-16 1 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 NRC 2007-0027 2007-04-16 2007-04-24 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Committed to Nuclear Excellence Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 16, 2007 N RC 2007-0027 10 CFR 50.54(~)(3) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 21, 2007 New this week from NRC Public Document Room * [2007-04-20] IR 05000266-07-002 and 05000301-07-002, on 01/01/2007 - 03/31/2007; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Adverse Weather Protection; and Event Followup. ML071020081 2007-04-12 33 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 IR-07-002 2007-04-12 2007-04-19 April 12, 2007 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6590 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516 SUBJECT: POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLAN * [2007-04-17] LER 07-001-00 for Point Beach re CREFS Inoperability, Both Control Room Charcoal Filter Fans Inoperable. ML070960034 2007-04-05 7 05000266 05000301 DPR-024 DPR-027 NRC 2007-0019 LER 07-001-00 2007-04-05 2007-04-16 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Committed to Nudear Excellence Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 5, 2007 NRC 2007-001 9 10 CFR 50.73 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commi * [2007-04-17] U.S. Dept of Homeland Security/Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant Exercise - December 5, 2006/Report. ML070990102 2007-03-26 81 05000266 05000301 2007-03-26 2007-04-16 I1.S. Department of llomeland SecuriQ Washington. DC 20528 Homeland Security MAR 2 6 2007 Mr. Jim Caldwell Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 111 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 6 Recent NRC inspections * (released Sept 20) Point Beach license renewal inspection report 266-2005-15 * Point Beach report 50-266-2004-2 * Point Beach operator requal report 50-266-2003-4 * Point Beach e-plan report 50-266-2002-14 * Point Beach integrated radiation protection, security & resident report 50-266-2003-2 * Point Beach enforcement actions re feedwater system report 50-266-2002-15 * Point Beach ISFSI report 2003-1 * Point Beach report 50-266/2002-13 November 3, 2005 Point Beach-2 - shut down for an hour to scrape paint Nuclear Management Co. discovered coating issues with the Point Beach Unit 1 reactor, which is in a refueling shutdown, Jim McCarthy, site director of operations, said. The company then decided to analyze Unit 2 more closely. During an inspection late Tuesday night, plant workers found an 11-square-foot area of paint on a pipe that didn't meet plant standards. "The best way to characterize it is, it needed a little bit of work," McCarthy said. Plant workers decided the best course of action would be to remove the paint, and the company began the process of shutting down the plant. Reactors across the country are required to keep paint in a condition that will not permit it to flake or peel, said Jan Strasma, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman. Flaking or peeling paint can result in paint chips clogging a drain in the event of an accident at a reactor, Strasma said. The shutdown was called off after just over an hour, and the plant resumed operating at full power, McCarthy said. The pipe will be monitored and then evaluated again at the time of the next Unit 2 refueling shutdown, scheduled for late next year. [Source: Thomas Content, "Reactor stopped for 1 hour; Point Beach plant discovers problem with paint quality", The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin), November 3, 2005, p. D1] Point Beach spent $52-million for head replacements this year Wisconsin Energy is spending $ 52 million this year to replace the vessel covers to prevent Point Beach from facing an aggressive and costly set of inspections relating to potential leaks of boric acid. Unit 2 had new head installed during outage earlier in the year. Unit 1 head replacement is one of the jobs already completed in current refueling outage. [Source: Thomas Content, "Reactor stopped for 1 hour; Point Beach plant discovers problem with paint quality", The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin), November 3, 2005, p. D1] May 8, 2005 Point Beach-2 reactor vessel head lift safety
May 18, 2004 Point Beach's new site VP: Dennis Koehl, from Sequoyah Wisconsin Energy Corp. and Nuclear Management Co. on Monday named Dennis Koehl of the Tennessee Valley Authority as site vice president at the Point Beach nuclear plant, effective June 7. Koehl is a 26-year veteran of the nuclear power industry and was most recently engineering and site support manager at Sequoyah. He had previously served as plant manager at Sequoyah. The plant earned high marks under his leadership from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations -- and set records for electric generation, Nuclear Management Co. said in a statement. The former site vice president left Point Beach in January, months after the plant received the second of two "red" findings from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a month after Wisconsin Energy announced plans to extend the life of the plant by 20 years. Gary Van Middlesworth, interim site vice president since earlier this year, will return to his former role with Nuclear Management Co. [Source: Thomas Content, "New manager hired for Point Beach plant; Move brings in outsider with 26 years in nuclear power industry", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 18, 2004, p. 3D] December 11, 2003 * Point Beach - Dec 16 Public Meeting in Manitowoc Re: NRC Special Inspection August 26, 2003 Head replacements scheduled for Spring and Fall 2005 outages Point Beach will get new reactor vessel heads. NMC contracted with Westinghouse to obtain replacement heads for Kewaunee and both Point Beach units. The design and fabrication of the heads was subcontracted to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The replacement outage at Point Beach 2 is scheduled to begin on April 2, 2005. The unit 1 outage is slated to begin on October 8, 2005. Here are some of the design features highlighted by NMC: * Single Piece Forging
[Source: NMC presentation to NRC Region III, July 3, 2003, ACN ML031990332] August 21, 2003 *Point Beach - access granted to vital area despite lack of authorization July 14, 2003 * Point Beach-2 - reactor trip during startup due to automatic valving-induced RCS cooldown June 24, 2003 April 8, 2003 - Town Hall packed for annual NRC assessment meeting - The reporter for Gannet Wisconsin Newspapers led off his story noting that Point Beach management resolves to do better, and that NRC told them "You better". More from his article is available similar story about the meeting, and ran a background piece on how local residents are comfortable with the plant and the competence of their neighbors who run it. NMC spokesperson expressed plant management's desire not just to satisfy regulators about the recent problems, but to become a top performer in the industry. April 5, 2003 - Unit 2 was shut down at 5 p.m. for condenser-related repairs, according to NMC press release. April 4, 2003 - Point Beach engineering in hot water over Aux Feedwater pump mods - NRC's followup of one common mode failure mechanism identified two years ago revealed more such mechanisms in the same system, including one apparently knowingly added in a modification package. NRC's considering a fine, and the regulatory wheels are in motion for stepped-up oversight. Click for more info. Since the NRC began color-coding their significance determinations (white-green-yellow-red), only one plant has had a red finding. If the preliminary finding holds in this case, it looks like Point Beach will become the second. The Union of Concerned Scientists released an analysis of the NRC report the same day it was publicly released. They noted conditions and procedures which could have resulted in core melt, and noted that the initial failure mechanism was identified by the plant on July 6, 2001, but was not reported to NRC until November 29, 2001. UCS urged NRC to audit instead of assume licensee compliance before granting 20-year extensions to operating licenses. A pdf of UCS analysis is available from Green Bay Press Gazette. April 1, 2003 - N-worker vet elected to City Council - Tony Munz, a Wisconsin native who came to work at Point Beach 15 years ago after being chief petty officer on nuclear sub, was elected to City Council of Two Rivers City today. He was one of ten candidates running for five seats. Three of the five incumbants lost their bids for reelection. In a pre-election article about the candidates in local paper, Mr. Munz was the only one described as having interest in environment: "He and his wife, Jeanne enjoy, appreciate and have deep respect for the natural environment." When asked what prompted him to run, Mr. Munz said "The challenges that presently face the city have compelled me to try to exert some kind of changing influence. Many residents feel totally disenfranchised and disheartened, and want to see the current city council changed. We need to shrink local government for more efficiency and, above all, less expense." When asked what he saw as the most important issues facing the town, he said "Revitalizing and expanding the city, creating fresh opportunities for youth to remain here and prosper. Attracting new residents to participate in a thriving local economy. Solution: bringing innovative ideas to the forefront and following them to fruition to ensure the vitality of the community expands to meet the new millennia. People need to get more involved to take a stronger hand in actually steering the Two Rivers ship. Other communities have faced these same issues before; we should model them, not bog down reinventing the wheel." In a post-election story today, the paper noted that all five winning candidates were endorsed by "a grassroots organization, Voters for Openness, Accountability and Trust in Elected Representation". "I hope I can live up to the challenge that the community has put forward", Mr. Munz said. "Judging by the people that they voted in, they don't like the way business is being done for the community right now." Best nuclear.com wishes go to Tony as he starts his two-year term. March 26, 2003 - River security zone - The U.S. Coast Guard stationed at Two Rivers has announced that boaters must now stay out of a security zone that stretches 500 yards north and south of Point Beach and reaches 250 yards into the water, according to story on local WBAY TV-2 news. The Coast Guard is asking everybody to help keep an eye out for anything unusual, such as people fishing and hunting in odd places, aggressive behavior, or people diving in unusual locations. The news story urged "If you see anything out of the ordinary, call authorities." Three Coast Guard reservists have been assigned to the Two Rivers station since being called to active duty in recent days. "They help augment the station personnel, assisting with the added security and more people for extra patrols so we don't burn out our regular crews on a daily basis, we have more to work with," Executive Petty Officer Rod Roslak told the interviewer. March 21, 2003 - Security on everyone's mind - Half a dozen field trips to Point Beach were cancelled last week, as the plant continues to increase security measures. Recently, more security officers and patrols and physical barriers have been added. Nuclear Management Company public affairs officer Maureen Brown told Green Bay News-Chronicle that "We are in regular communication with the federal intelligence community, so we are constantly apprised of the evolving threat". She stressed that there's as yet been no credible threat identified against any nuclear plant. In a story than ran on the 19th, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that nuclear facilities are "essentially closed ... to all but essential personnel". That's pretty much how the same paper described Point Beach a few days after 9/11: "checkpoints have been moved a mile farther away from the plant. Only authorized personnel - about 750 workers at Point Beach and 1,600 workers at Kewaunee - have been allowed in since Sept. 11". February 2003 - monthly operations summary: * Unit 1 - No shutdowns this month. Average daily power was 510.8 MWe -- pretty close to full power. The plant implemented a 1.4% Power Measurement Uncertainty Recapture (MUR) on Feb 12. Power was reduced for about 0.8 hour on the 27th, due to concern about containment isolation valve leakage. * Unit 2 - No shutdowns this month. Average daily power was 515.8 MWe -- pretty close to full power. The plant implemented a 1.4% Power Measurement Uncertainty Recapture (MUR) on Feb 8. February 28, 2003 - Reactor vessel head replacement planned - The 2005 refueling outages (unit 2 in spring, unit 1 in fall) are planned to include head replacements. The $40-million (capital cost) project was announced in Wisconsin Electric's annual 10-K filing with SEC. Management chose this option "as an alternative to incurring the additional time and costs" of future examinations expected by NRC. January 14, 2003 - New Senior VP - Mr. Mano Nazar, who had been NMC's Site Vice President of Prairie Island, was promoted to Senior Vice President and will now oversee activities at Prairie Island and Point Beach. He will report to Mr. John Paul Cowan, NMC's Chief Nuclear Officer. The company plans for Mr. Nazar to eventually oversee Kewaunee, too. |